With Season 4 of Yellowstone in the books, and having time to fully process the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's OSHA vaccine mandate decisions, we thought we would kick off the 2022 All Things HR Blog by taking a deeper dive into some of the eye-raising employment practices at the Yellowstone – Dutton Ranch. Warning – Spoilers Ahead!

First, by way of background, Yellowstone is an American show that just finished its fourth season on the Paramount Network that follows the conflicts along the shared borders of a large cattle ranch owned by John Dutton (played by Kevin Costner), a Native reservation, and land developers. The Yellowstone – Dutton Ranch surrounds Yellowstone National Park, and straddles Utah and Montana.

Terminating the Only Female Employee

While there are tons of employment issues at the Yellowstone – Dutton Ranch, the one that inspired this blog was the firing of Teeter, the only female ranch hand at the Yellowstone Ranch (i.e., kicking her out of the bunkhouse because she was a female). Specifically, due to the male ranch hands losing focus and causing friction between the male ranch hands, John Dutton kicked all females out of the bunkhouse, meaning Teeter was fired. The other females kicked out of the bunkhouse were not employees by the Yellowstone, but instead were barrel racers cozying up to Ryan Bingham's Walker character and Jimmy, the wannabe bull-rider.

There are two issues with Teeter's termination. First, Montana, where Teeter resides and...

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